===== Modeling Tool References =====

The Models project will collect references to tools used in the process of developing, analyzing, or deploying models for NFV. Some of these tools will be used directly in the Models project, or referenced in description of various model-related processes.

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| OpenStack: [[https://github.com/openstack/tosca-parser|TOSCA Parser]]                                                       | "developed to parse TOSCA Simple Profile in YAML. It reads the TOSCA templates and creates an in-memory graph of TOSCA nodes and their relationship"                                                                               |           | See also on [[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/tosca-parser|PyPi]]  |
| OpenStack: [[https://github.com/openstack/heat-translator|Heat Translator]]                                                 | "a command line tool which takes non-Heat templates as an input and produces a Heat Orchestration Template (HOT) which can be deployed by Heat. "                                                                                  |           |                                                                 |
| ODL: [[https://github.com/opendaylight/yangtools|Yang Tools]]                                                               | "to develop necessary tooling and libraries to provide Java runtime and support for YANG modeling language, data structures modeled by YANG and their serialization and deserialization as defined in IETF drafts and standards."  |           |                                                                 |
| [[https://github.com/mbj4668/pyang|Pyang]]                                                                                  | "a YANG validator, transformator and code generator, written in python. It can be used to validate YANG modules for correctness, to transform YANG modules into other formats, and to generate code from the modules."             |           |                                                                 |
| [[http://plantuml.com/|PlantUML]]                                                                                           | Diagramming tool                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |           |                                                                 |
| Eclipse: [[https://eclipse.org/papyrus/|Papyrus]]                                                                           | Modeling IDE                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |           |                                                                 |
| Eclipse: [[https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/soa.winery|Winery]]                                                        | "a Web-based environment to graphically model TOSCA topologies and plans managing these topologies"                                                                                                                                |           |                                                                 |
| ONF: [[https://github.com/OpenNetworkingFoundation/EAGLE-Open-Model-Profile-and-Tools|EAGLE Open Model Profile and Tools]]  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |           |                                                                 |
| Yang Central: [[http://www.yang-central.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/YangTools|YangTools]]                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |           |                                                                 |
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